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c-research

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Summarize web URLs, PDFs, YouTube videos, and podcasts using the `summarize` CLI. Instantly extract key points from any content type without manual reading. Useful for research, link digests, and media review.

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How to use this skill

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  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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What This Skill Does

Uses the summarize CLI to extract key information from URLs, PDFs, YouTube videos, and podcast feeds. Returns a concise summary of the content.

CLI Tool: summarize

Common Commands

# Summarize a web URL
summarize https://example.com/article

# Summarize a PDF (local file or URL)
summarize /path/to/document.pdf
summarize https://example.com/report.pdf

# Summarize a YouTube video
summarize https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID

# Summarize a podcast episode
summarize https://podcast-feed-url.com/episode.mp3

# Request a specific output format
summarize --format bullets https://example.com/article
summarize --format paragraph https://example.com/article

Usage Guidelines

  1. Always pass the full URL or absolute file path.
  2. For YouTube, use the full watch?v= URL — short links may not resolve.
  3. If the user asks to "look up", "read", or "check" a link, default to summarizing it.
  4. Present the summary in a clean, readable format — use bullet points for articles, prose for videos/podcasts.

Notes

  • Requires an active internet connection for remote content.
  • Very large PDFs may take longer to process.
  • If summarize is not installed, check the project docs for the install method.